The eight stages of conservative grief

This is pretty funny. From Slate, it's the eight stages of conservative grief as shown in Republican responses to the Supreme Court decision upholding Romneycare Obamacare:

The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision upholding Obama’s Affordable Care Act led to rejoicing on the left and fiery, petty, and glum denunciations on the right. On Thursday, we saw conservatives pass through eight stages of grief. The first: denial. A representative example came courtesy of freshman Sen. Rand Paul, who said in a statement: “Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be ‘constitutional’ does not make it so. [He's right. It takes at least five.] The whole thing remains unconstitutional.”

Sarah Palin’s Facebook page opened a window onto the reverse psychology and delusional chest-thumping stage. “Thank you, SCOTUS. This Obamacare ruling fires up the troops as America’s eyes are opened! Thank God,” the former vice presidential candidate posted.

The politically grief-stricken are also sometimes known to exhibit melodramatic rage. In a private House GOP meeting, Indiana Rep. Mike Pence outrageously compared the SCOTUS verdict to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, reports Politico. ... And Ben Shapiro of Breitbart added: “This is the greatest destruction of individual liberty since Dred Scott. This is the end of America as we know it. No exaggeration.”

Right, no exaggeration. Heck, Republicans would never exaggerate, would they?

Those are the first three of the eight stages of grief. It really is pretty funny. And it couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch of people, either.